TSN 1050 Leafs Reporter Jonas Siegel joins The Hayes Show to discuss Phil Kessel's comments defending Dion Phaneuf, and what the atmosphere was like in the Leafs locker room following their first practice post-trade deadline.

Phil Kessel has had enough. As TSN's Jonas Siegel writes, the Maple Leafs' highest-paid player and leading scorer lambasted the Toronto media for treatment of captain Dion Phaneuf he deemed “embarrassing." “Is it his fault we’re losing? No. Did he build this team? No. It’s not Dion Phaneuf,” said Kessel with as much intensity and anger as he’s shown in nearly six seasons as a Leaf.

It seemed like a prudent decision to rest Kyle Lowry, the Raptors' most important player, during a recent stretch against the NBA's two worst teams, but as Josh Lewenberg of TSN Radio 1050 writes, his time off could extend beyond that.

Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star joins The Hayes Show to discuss the Blue Jays' spring training opener vs. the Pirates, and how the Jays lineup and rotation is shaping up for the start of the season.

As the Blue Jays prepared to open their Grapefruit League schedule against the Pirates, manager John Gibbons offered insight into how the club may approach some of the positional battles in camp, namely in regards to a starting second baseman and the bullpen

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded centre Olli Jokinen to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for centre Joakim Lindstrom and a conditional 2016 sixth-round pick. Jokinen, 36, has appeared in 54 combined games with the Maple Leafs and Nashville Predators this season, scoring three goals and four assists. The Maple Leafs acquired him on Feb. 15 as part of the trade that sent Cody Franson to the Predators.

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On this edition of the Best of Leafs Lunch, find out which food celebrity gave Jeff O’Neill the cold shoulder, his thoughts on former rapper Vanilla Ice and how big the largest McDonald’s drive thru order in TSN history was.